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Elect Oester President Of Chemists Association Chicagoan Succeeds Morgan to Post of Official Racing Body NEW YORK, N. Y., May 18.— Y. T. Oester of Chicago was elected president of the Association of Official Racing Chemists at its third annual convention, which will conclude tomorrow at the Hotel Commodore, New York City. He succeeds Charles E. Morgan, chief chemist for the New York State Racing Commission. George Jaggard of Philadelphia will serve as vice-president and Joseph T. Walker of Boston joined the executive board for a two-year term. As retiring president, Morgan becomes an ex-officio member of the board. Elsie S. Bellows of Miami, John A. Herculson of Baltimore and Morgan were appointed to the committee on nominations for 1950. Today the chemists adjourned their session to meet with the National Association of State Racing Commissioners, which is holding its fifteenth annual convention in adjoining parlors at the Hotel Commodore. At this joint gathering, three papers approved by the chemists organization were read and presented to the commissioners for further study. • Morgan voiced his organizations views on pre-race tests, while Oester spoke on the splitting of saliva and urine samples. Both addresses are reviewed in other columns of this paper. Lewis E. Harris of Lincoln, Neb., also read a paper discussing cooperation between the racing chemists and turf veterinarians.
